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SUBMITTER: van Dijk M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7502448 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Dijk Marlies M Klooster Karin K Hartman Jorine E JE Ten Hacken Nick H T NHT Slebos Dirk-Jan DJ
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<h4>Background and purpose</h4>In patients with severe emphysema, dynamic hyperinflation is superimposed on top of already existing static hyperinflation. Static hyperinflation reduces significantly after bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR). In this study, we investigated the effect of BLVR compared to standard of care (SoC) on dynamic hyperinflation.<h4>Methods</h4>Dynamic hyperinflation was induced by a manually paced tachypnea test (MPT) and was defined by change in inspiratory capacit ...[more]